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Table 1 Selected studies of alveolar fluid clearance by beta agonists

From: Science review: Mechanisms of beta-receptor stimulation-induced improvement of acute lung injury and pulmonary edema

Study

Model

Beta-2 agonist

Effect

Sartori and colleagues, 2002 [43]

High-altitude edema in humans

Salmeterol

+

Ware and colleagues, 2002 [61]

Human donor lung

Terbutaline

+

Sakuma and colleagues, 1994 [29]

Resected human lung

Terbutaline

+

Atabai and colleagues, 2002 [45]

Ventilated patients (ARDS)

Albuterol

+

Sakuma and colleagues, 1997 [62]

Ex vivo human and rat

Salmeterol

+

Suzuki and colleagues, 1995 [63]

Cultured rat alveolar type II

Terbutaline

+

Minakata and colleagues, 1998 [36]

Cultured rat alveolar type II

Terbutaline

+

Planes and colleagues, 2002 [37]

Cultured rat alveolar type II

Terbutaline

+

Icard and Saumon, 1999 [64]

Mice

Terbutaline

+

Tibayan and colleagues, 1997 [27]

Rats

Dobutamine

+

Barnard and colleagues, 1997 [28]

Rats

Dopamine

+

Charron and colleagues, 1999 [65]

Rats

Epinephrine

+

Saldias and colleagues, 1999 [34]

Rats

Isoproterenol

+

Morgan and colleagues, 2002 [39]

Rats

Prolonged isoproterenol

-

Lasnier and colleagues, 1996 [66]

Rats

Terbutaline

+

Norlin and colleagues, 2001 [31]

Rats

Terbutaline

+

Jayr and colleagues, 1994 [30]

Rats

Terbutaline

+

Saldias and colleagues, 2000 [67]

Rats

Terbutaline + isoproterenol

+

Pittet and colleagues, 1994 [12]

Rats

Epinephrine

+

 

Rabbit

Epinephrine

-

Smedira and colleagues, 1991 [68]

Rabbit

Terbutaline

-

Effros and colleagues, 1987 [69]

Rabbit

Terbutaline

-

Campbell and colleagues, 1999 [70]

Sheep

Salmeterol

+

Berthiaume and colleagues, 1987 [71]

Sheep

Terbutaline

+

Berthiaume and colleagues, 1988 [72]

Sheep (faster) > dog

Terbutaline

+

Frank and colleagues, 2000 [35]

Sheep and rats

Salmeterol

+

Grimme and colleagues, 1997 [73]

Dogs

Terbutaline

+

Sugita and colleagues, 2003 [74]

Transplanted dogs

Terbutaline

-

  1. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; +, increased alveolar edema clearance; -, no effect.